Railway tie



Oct. 16,1923.

V. E. RANDALL RAIIJWAY TIE Filed Oct. 26, 1920 s E s S E W W Patented st. 16, 1923,

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l Application T0 all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, 'V'ICTORUE. Rah-DALI;

c t ze t e nit d; S ates, s ding a Ties; of which .to the rigidity of such v facilities providedxtoovercome shock and- Battle i Creek, in: the county of: Calhoun and have invented certain, r n an u ful; Improvements Ra w y the following description,-

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taken in connection 'with the; appended claims r and accompanylng. draw ngf forms a'speclficatlon, 7

{This invention relates more particularly to; railway ties; madeof concrete or-{analogou-smfaterials. z; i I

A characteristic feature of the present invention lies; in co,Iinectingindividualwrailbearing; bl'ocks or sleepers; 'witli metalliefside to engage rods. having-- offiset ends; adapted:

sockets; within. said blocks; in} lieu of uniting said blocks by other means or forming-a tie fortrWO or; more nails, in one homogeneous slab or sleeper;

It has been experienced artificial stone railway tiesgIn-ade in one section 'carrying two nails deteriorate rapidly? by the pounding of rolling stockoven them, owing ties and; the meager vibration, as Well' as:- settling and heaving occasioned by freezing and'thawin'g' vand also certain disregard for conditions that "exist in many composite tie 'structuresl keepinga roadloed in "trim condition when equipped with tiesofth is nature.

o gr a Object of the present invention lies together With their connecting rods, so that a tie ans'wering'well for straight line trafiic v V andthe blocks of Whichcan hejconnected at 'minin urnjof expense may; by the "i'IiUPOCl-HCMOH of; extra v traokagerequiringmore stablegfoiindatiqn' ".ro'ds bensed on as, for instance, theround'ingoficiirves. I I

Still another object o-f great advantage lies in so formgln the Specification, Figure l 'is. a; 'iinp ioved railway tie. 1 tl. .Fi gl2 is a sidetview offthe tieqwithits" lower connecting isidel rods: '3Tis. another side viewiof'the tie with V the lower'con'necting side rodjsiremoved and with; rails attached to. the tie sections, and shows one condition. of relativesettling-of bed trench, excavating to construct-a. tie having-the desirable ofva Wooden tie With theadded dust and the in forming the hlocks eoniprising a tie illustratedl t-his type of ne'er side rods for connec-tingthe railblocks that the blocks be" placed in 1 oadbed and {be easily L AY T EJ vfiled 'Qc tobei" 26 192435 seria in 4 19,6Q8.

Connected 0i; fdetachech though the ties' flieclosely;together. v

-Qther, objects: :and adva-ntagesr arevto simplify a tie, reduce t-hesexp'enseito produce and;add,to-itsusefulness .1;

In, the drawings forming a 'partofe this i plan View of" iny removed;

ierail blocks; 5 y p 'e ig/{Lis a side View of a tie with allf-o-f its; connecting-side rods. i v V Fig. is an end View of a' ti'e with its connecting top side/rods placed in a; road place'or removefsaidrods;

-Fig. 6 is. a plan yiewo ffajrail block f vith woodenJ rail-bearing block inserts. Fig. 7 7 1s itVQIlZlCttl cross sectionon line and} shows fsthei 5 method "oi" t Fig, S 'i's'a plan View of arail block-with Wooden rail-bearing block inserts, showing in dotted outlines a reinforcing structure o f metal! t T p p u r Fig. 9' is a longitudinal side/section of Fig. 10 is a ertical cross-section of-a' tie taken on the line, as m of Fig; 9;. i

' Like marks; ofreference' refer to cor resnond n or c uivalent parts 'injthe" different l i a A W bloc'ks5 such as made of concrete or analogous materials and G, connecting side rods of metal; and D, rail attachingblocks of resilient material-W0od or its equivalent.

Ui'ileit-isnot necessarilyyital in the eonstruction ofa-raiI-IbIOCk that it-be pars allelopiped in shape; general-1y theyserve ell for the; desired "purpose, and have Which toshow my improvements.) p} a In moulding a rai'l blockl feign "a series of sockets; or holes; sides] thereof randfarrangei said sockets at rail hlock with v I "(as '-1- and 2;) inthe '7 10 either side of bothpthe' X rtical'flandf longi tudinal' centers of the block", and'ndiere four tomandjtop;

l lig el'tl pr c q h it" t a oi ke l i spoketsfare formedintheisi des oif afblock, I I prefer? to anrange the; sa1ne i eqni-distant i both rremahe eHdsaiidfr m the' m blot- Y i block side are necessary, but in all instances, the sockets are directly oppositein the block 1 Y fitted into either side of the blocks, similar sides f v g In placing the railebearing blocks or tie sections in a roadbed, the blocks. are laid so that the holes 1 will-be near the upper outer ends of the blocks comprising a tie and int-3 these holes the offset ends 3 of the 'connect-' ing side rods B areinserted, a rod being but shorter rods C connecting-the blocks near v their bottom surfaces throughthe medium of the holes 2 aforesaid, the shorter'rod en j I upper ones be employed, as by use of these rods should 'a tiesection settle from-its opposite connection,

; outer block end'support the'block so settling Y ent'to use both the upper and under Sconbreaking line through a tie,- cient depth only to 40 be drawn into place will; usually would not increase the rail gauge and endanger the passage of rolling stockfgoing thereover. f c

In making sharp'curves' {and wherethe rolling stock is'heavy and fast it is expedinecting' rods, as all tendency of the rail blocks to separate is avoided and yet sufii-- cient res1l1ency is provided in atie, to insure smoothness to rolling stock, and the. avoidance of jolt and clatter that would ensue were amore rigid foundation used.

': The sockets 1 and 2 1n the tie sections do not of necessity extend from side to side thereof as that might induce a fracture or and are of suitiadmit. the shortened oil"- set ends 3 of the side rods B and C to freely enter." r

p v in the installation' of tie renewals in oldv roadbeds, and especially in roadbeds where crushed stone is used for ballast, thepres ent method of tie construction is of great importance for the reason that a trench .of'

a depthand width to permit a rail section to v be sufiiciently broad to permit. a side'rod to be installed after the blocks-are in place, where- I as, should boltscbe. used to connect rods placed on either side of a tie, great trouble would result not only from the amount of ballast to be removed but also from ties adjacent being intoo close proximity to per .mit of such adjustments.

, ,Side rods of the nature connected, but they have the further advantage of being asreadily removed and re placed. They requireno extra bolts, necessitate no keysnornuts to rust or be removed,

fillingin. of ballast thoroughly pre-v once properly installed.

either-uniformly 01111 wardly inclined by reason of more stable vents their unseating from theirplaces whenv Figs-1, 6,-7, 8 and 9 are shown tie or rail bearing blocks having imbedded there-c .inresilient rail attaching blocks of wood or equivalent material D. If, of wood, these blocks are preferably impregnated I with creosote or other weather ,nondeteriorating lmaterial and may posed longitudinally within theupper .t'ace of the rail blocks orsleepers A, or in other words, are disposed transversely of the rail, and are spaced from one another in such a V manner that the base of therail may be allowed some range of sidewise adjustment to permitspikes to be driveninto the rail attaching blocks. In'Fig. 3, the rails are indicated'at 5, the spikes at 6 and the rails are-shown asresting not directly on the wooden members D, but on a plate "T inserted between the rail base and said wooden blocks From the foregoing descriptiomtaken in connection with the drawing, it is believed c the objects, advantages andgeneral utility oi my'i'mproved tie will be thoroughly understood. V

'Whatl claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Y 1. A. railway tie comprising two'rail-lcearing'blocks having holes in their sides, and

metallic connecting rods having'ofiset ends I engagingwithin said holes andjlinking said blocks together. I

2. A railway tie comprising two rail-bean ing blocks having holes? in their sides in directly opposite positions, and metallic connecting rods having offset ends engaging within said holes and linking said blocks together. I i

" 3. A railway tie comprising two blocks, said blocks having directly opposite sockets in their sides: arranged diagonally between the corners of said blocks, side-rodshaving ofl'set ends engaging either blocln'longer rods engaging the upper oute'ersockets on either sideiofsaid' blocks, and shorter rods engaging the lower sockets near the inner endsof said blocks on either side" thereof.

4. A railway ltie comprising twoblocks having directly opposite sockets in their sides arranged diagonally between the cor- I ners ofthe blocks, side rods connecting said blocks oneltherside in parallel arrangement 7 a g an upper set of said rods being longer than c. I have introduced not only permit oftie sections being readily the under set, the under 'set arranged to connect said blocks by means of their inner end sockets, the upp'er. set ofrods connecting '25 said blocks by means oftheir outer end sockets, allot said rods having offset endsenheering sections having holes in their sides 1,e71,2os

in directly opposite directions, one set of holes being diagonal from the other and at points equi-distant from the ends and the top and bottom o1 said blocks, said blocks being spaced apart end to end with the holes near the tops of said blocks disposed outwardly from the spaced ends thereof,and 'metalllc rods having oiiset ends} engaging Within said holes and linking said blocks together, corresponding holes of opposite I blocks receiving the offset ends of a rod on each side of the block sections. r

6. A railway tie comprising two railbearing blocks having directly opposite sockets in their sides, one set of sockets being diago- {nal from the other/and disposed at'point-s equally distant from the ends and the tops and bottoms of said blocks, said blocks being arranged apart end to end, the'lower holes.

of said blocksbeing inside of their centers the upper holes'thereof being outside of their centers, side rods'having offset endsengaging said holes, a longer rod engaging as set forth. v v

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:the upper of said holes, a shorterrod engaging the lower of said holes, substantially 

